Tag: Kiva
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Kiva Update
A few weeks ago, I wrote about two businesses I have financed through Kiva. One of the borrowers is Robert Ocora. Kiva is now linking a blog about Robert's efforts at Live in Africa.
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My Two Most Recent Investments
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about a new microfinance intermediary called Kiva. Kiva is a web-based system that allows individuals to participate in making loans to small businesses in developing countries. With a credit card and PayPal, you can invest as little as $25 in helping someone in a developing country start…
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Kiva – Ending Global Poverty Person-to-Person
Almost twenty years ago, some classmates from Eastern University had the idea of connecting individual investors in the United States with individuals in developing nations who needed capital to start businesses. Investments as small as $100 would purchase the equipment and resources necessary (e.g., sewing machine, tools, seeds, etc.) to get an entrepreneur started. There…